1. Biography
Daiki Kobayashi's journey into voice acting was shaped by early influences and his affiliation with a prominent agency, alongside his distinctive personal traits.
1.1. Early Life and Education
Daiki Kobayashi was born on September 23, 1991, in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. During his high school years in Osaka, he spent approximately half a year attending a training school, indicating an early commitment to his vocational aspirations. He later continued his formal education at Human Academy and 81 Actor's Studio, foundational institutions for aspiring voice actors in Japan.
1.2. Inspiration and Early Career
Kobayashi's decision to pursue voice acting was largely influenced by Koichi Yamadera, a prominent voice actor and host of the television program Oha Suta. Upon learning that Yamadera appeared in the anime segments of Oha Suta, Kobayashi became aware of the voice acting profession and was inspired to follow suit. This realization led him to develop a passion for reading textbooks aloud with expressive performances and a keen interest in late-night anime. He holds deep respect for Koichi Yamadera, identifying him as a significant influence.
1.3. Affiliation with 81 Produce
On April 1, 2014, Daiki Kobayashi officially joined 81 Produce as a junior member, marking a pivotal step in his professional career. During his time at the training school, he was a peer of Yoshiki Nakajima, who later became his co-star in The Idolmaster SideM, and Arisa Date, known for her role in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. Their shared background at the same training institution fostered ongoing personal and professional relationships.
1.4. Personal Characteristics
Daiki Kobayashi is known for his distinctive personal characteristics and public persona. He was a member of the badminton club during his student days. His hobbies include playing games and dancing. He is a native speaker of the Osaka dialect, which he occasionally uses. A prominent aspect of his public image is his androgynous appearance and voice. He frequently portrays androgynous characters and has engaged in cross-dressing on social media, embracing this unique facet of his identity and career.
2. Filmography
Daiki Kobayashi's extensive filmography encompasses a wide range of professional activities and appearances across various media, primarily in voice acting roles, but also extending to live performances and other media.
2.1. Voice Acting Roles
Kobayashi has voiced numerous characters across various animated and video game productions, often taking on diverse roles.
2.1.1. Television Animation
- 2014: Danchi Tomoo (Bad guy's subordinate A), Fairy Tail (Man A)
- 2015: My Love Story!! (Friend B), GON (Yan), Star-Myu (Student), Detective Team KZ Incident Note (Male junior high student 2, Delinquent 2)
- 2016: All Out!! (2016-2017, Yoshiki Hirano), Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis (Participant 2), Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (Tekkadan member), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016-2018, Male student E, Male student A) - 2 series, Matoi the Sacred Slayer (Student), Nanbaka (Niko), Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! (Student), Beyblade Burst (Shinki Mikuni), ReLIFE (Co-worker), Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage (2016-2017, Ōchū) - 2 series
- 2017: Masamune-kun's Revenge (Akio Tanabe), ēlDLIVE (Assistant Inspector Chips), Yukaina Animal Bus (Baird and others), Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation (Gallery), 100% Pascal-sensei (Steve Kanamori), Idol Time PriPara (Disciplinary committee member, Child, Ai Shi Kagayaki), Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler (Male student), The Reflection (Biker 1), Just Because! (Kaoru Yamaguchi), Urahara (Man in town), Fox Spirit Matchmaker (Sashi), Tsukipro The Animation (Young Shū Izumi), The Idolmaster SideM (Saki Mizushima), Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama (Bells)
- 2018: Hakyū Hōshin Engi (Huang Tianxiang), Hataraku Onii-san! (Munchkin, Customers), Time Bokan 24: The Villains' Counterattack (Minamoto no Yoshitsune), Captain Tsubasa (4th series) (2018-2024, Tsuyoshi Oda, Takeshi Kishida, Shinichi Sakamoto, Noboru Sawaki, Nishi-yama [Musashi Jr. High], Hiroshi Tamai, Masanori Kato, Gartoni, Jates and others) - 2 series, Major 2nd (2018-2020, Fūrin Middle School Baseball Club member B, Idemitsu) - 2 series, Kiratto Pri☆Chan (2018-2019, Mountain climber, Tourist), Future Card Buddyfight Ace (Subaru Hoshiyomi), Cells at Work! (2018-2021, Campylobacter) - 2 series, Seven Senses of the Re'Union (Adventurer), High Score Girl (Super Famicom-kun), The Idolmaster SideM WakeMini! (Saki Mizushima)
- 2019: A Certain Magical Index III (Male high school student), Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (French male student), Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (Banto Tokui), MIX (2019-2023, Ichiban Natsuno, Male A, Member) - 2 series, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (Customer), We Never Learn (Audience student A), Ahiru no Sora (2019-2020, Junior high student), Stars Align (Audience member)
- 2020: Ishuzoku Reviewers (Regular mob C), Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (2020-2025, Mitsuba, Ikemen A) - 2 series, I'm Standing on a Million Lives (Male student)
- 2021: 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (Isao Igawa), Skate-Leading Stars (Shō Suzaki), Idoly Pride (Audience B), Horimiya (Male high school student), Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (Boy B), Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (Male), The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Hermes), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2021-2024, Hermes) - 2 series, Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Mishima Tsubasa), Majica Party (2021-2022, Ron), The Vampire Dies in No Time (Junior high student)
- 2022: Platinum End (Keiichi Nakaumi), Sasaki and Miyano (Masaki Hanzawa), Estab Life: Great Escape (Pen person), Healer Girl (Student council member, Students), Doraman-Chic Brain (Boyfriend), Classroom of the Elite (Ryōta Beppu), RWBY: Ice Queendom (Nightmare)
- 2023: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War (Soldier boy 2), Vinland Saga (Schull), The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Male student), Ayakashi Triangle (Donpa), Duel Masters Win Duel Wars (2023-2024, Ugata [Uchita-ken] / Hero Ugata), Kizuna no Allele (Friend 1, Miracle's friend 1), The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 (Zoe Ivy) - 2 series, Shadowverse Flame (Boy), SHY (Passenger), Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Male student A), After-School Hanako-kun (2023-2024, Mitsuba, Apprentice mummy patissier [Mitsuba]) - 2 series, Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (Ichirō Kanbara)
- 2024: Sengoku Yokō (Child), The Apothecary Diaries (Youngest child), Undead Unluck (Red), Wind Breaker (Yuri Kakiuchi), Delicious in Dungeon (Villager 3), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, Egumi Legacy (Invisible Stalker, Perm Stripe, Pure Boy Hideki), Ko wa Futago de Warikirenai (Male student), Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Young monk), Delico's Nursery (Blood pact police, Damien Stone), Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest (Wraith), Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup (Kinokoinu), Uncle from Another World (Nephew), Ranma ½ (2024) (Male student)
- 2025: Crayon Shin-chan (Streamer), Medalist (Rizuki's brother)
2.1.2. Animated Films
- 2020: Love Me, Love Me Not
- 2022: Ensemble Stars!! -Road to Show!!- (Ruffian C)
- 2023: Maboroshi (Yasunari Semba), Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star-Gazer
2.1.3. Web Animation
- 2018: Pan to Boku no Momo-chan (Shiro)
- 2022: Fuuto Tantei (Akira Aoyama), Bakugan Evolutions (Lou)
2.1.4. Video Games
- 2016: The Idolmaster SideM (2016-2023, Saki Mizushima), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
- 2017: The Idolmaster SideM LIVE ON ST@GE! (2017-2020, Saki Mizushima), Kizuna Striker! (Naru Momose), The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 (Attis), Yuba no Shirushi (Koato, Shirushichan Hachigo), Earth Defense Force 5 (Bomber pilot), Winning Hand (Oberon)
- 2018: BuddySmash!! ~Start with your Smartphone! Buddyfight!~ (Subaru Hoshiyomi), Onmyōji (Hakuzōsu), Toki no Ishtaria (Yueru Ao), Yoake no Bel Canto
- 2019: Op8♪ (Sei Hoshizaki), Eto Kare ~Jūnishi ni Neko ga Moreta Riyū~, Arc the Lad R (Matthias), Stellar Beast (Lander), Nam Amida Butsu! -Utana- (Vikarāla General), Kaikan♥Phrase CLIMAX -NEXT GENERATION- (Harutsuki Shiratori), Hoshinari Echoes (Hayato Usurai), Duel Masters Place (Aqua Sniper)
- 2020: Show by Rock!! Fes A Live (659 [Rokoku]), Dotokoi (Sota Yoshizumi), Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (Takeshi Kishida, Noboru Sawaki, Tsuyoshi Oda, Daigo Sasaki, Kazuyasu Onodera, Yuta Takeda, Hiroshi Tamai, Takashi Nakajo, Masanori Kato, Hidetake Koike and others), Lost Ark (Bastian), Ryūō no Oshigoto!
- 2021: The Idolmaster Poplinks (Saki Mizushima), Caravan Stories (Rakel), Isekai ni Tensei Shitara Densetsu no Yūsha (Uke) Deshita!? (Kai), Neo: The World Ends with You, The Idolmaster SideM GROWING STARS (2021-2023, Saki Mizushima), Monster Strike (Odo)
- 2023: Ensemble Stars!! Basic / Music (Mitsuru Tenma [2nd generation]) - 2 works
- 2024: Meguranu Hoshi no Stellarium (Mani), Mystery no Arukikata (Kotaro Izawa)
2.1.5. Drama CDs
- The Idolmaster SideM Starting Line (Saki Mizushima)
- 09 Shinsoku Ikkon
- 10 Café Parade
- Gōka Kyakusen de Koi wa Hajimaru 11 (Bobcat)
- Sekai Saikyō no Maō Desu ga Dare mo Tōbatsu ni Kite Kurenai node, Yūsha Ikusei Kikan ni Sennyū suru Koto ni Shimashita. Drama CD "Maō-sama Kantoku? Tekisei Shiken Jisshi" (Theodore)
- Oyasumi Idol-kun (Shōma)
- Junjo Bitch, Hatsukoi Kei (Nayuta)
- Bōsō Riiman, Hentai Kei
- 30-byō, Sono Ato ni (Sunao Kannagi)
- Ingasei no Béze (Koyama)
- Oretachi wa Shinkon-san Kamoshirenai (Bartender)
- Ai wa Kane Nari II (Chiisana Sora)
2.1.6. Dubbing Roles
Kobayashi has also lent his voice to dubbing various international films, dramas, and animated works.
- Film**
- Drama**
- Animation**
2.1.7. Digital Comics
- 2018: Banken Honey♡ (Shun Akasaka)
- 2020: Haru Ojo-sama, Koi no Ojikan desu! (Male student)
- 2023: Onii-chan Datte Amaetai Wake de. (Akito)
2.2. Live Performances
Kobayashi has engaged in various live stage productions and reading performances, showcasing his talents beyond the recording booth.
2.2.1. Stage Plays
Kobayashi has appeared in productions by the theater company "Hatsukoi Kikaku," to which he belonged.
- 2020: Springman "Bento-ya no Yonkyodai - Reiwa Ninenban -" (February 1-2, Kichijoji Theater) - Guest appearance (double cast)
2.2.2. Reading Performances
- 2015: Key Project presents Reading Play "Star~Hoshi o Sagashite" (July 12, Harajuku Strobe Cafe) - as Shōta Kamimura
- 2020: READPIA Original Reading Play "Hitsuji-tachi no Hyohon / Saien" (October 10, online streaming) - as Tsuki Usagi
- 2020: Uchigeki "Atsumare Fushigi na Shima ~ Fairy-san to Nakama-tachi" (October 17, online streaming) - as Fairy-san, Man who became Big-Breasted (both in Part 2. Dual role and double cast)
- 2021: READPIA Original Reading Play "Monochrome no Sora ni Niji o Kakeyou" Sixth Night (May 15, online streaming) - as Takumi
- 2021: Situation Reading Play "Love on Ride ~ Tsūkin Kareshi" (August 6-7, 9, Asakusa Hanayashiki Flower Theater) - as Eito Sasaoka (August 6, Part 3; August 7, Part 1; August 9, Part 3), Shunsuke Kuga (August 6, Part 1; August 9, Part 1) (both double cast)
- 2023: The Idolmaster SideM Passionable Reading Show -Chōjō Jihen ~ Tairitsu suru Seigi~- (March 11, Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Main Arena) - as Saki Mizushima
- 2024: Reading Play "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (May 4, TOKYO FM HALL)
2.3. Other Media Appearances
Beyond his primary voice acting and live performance work, Kobayashi has appeared in various other media.
2.3.1. Radio Programs
- 2016-2018: Arthur, Daiki, Yoshiki no Kaleidoscope Party (Nico Nico Douga)
- 2017-: Kobayashi Daiki, Tsuchida Reo no Tweetalk (Nico Nico Live)
- 2017: ēlDLIVE ~Janne Radio~ (Onsen)
- 2018: The Idolmaster SideM Radio 315 Pro Night! (Nico Nico Live)
- 2020: Monthly Shin Otoko-mae Tsūshin February Issue ~ Monthly Kobayashi Daiki (Bunka Hōsō Mobile Plus)
2.3.2. Television Programs
- Bitworld (Fox)
- 2019: Minna de Kataru Bangumi Katarepo TV Match x Voice♪ (April 13, May 4, TOKYO MX)
2.3.3. Tokusatsu
- 2021: Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki
2.3.4. Audiobooks
- 2019: Jinrui wa Suitaishi Mashita
- 2019-2021: Kuzu to Tenshi no Nishūme Seikatsu 1-2 (Makoto Tadokoro and others)
- 2020: Isekai Shūgakuryokō (Kōsuke Sawaki)
- 2020: Sekai Saikyō no Maō Desu ga Dare mo Tōbatsu ni Kite Kurenai node, Yūsha Ikusei Kikan ni Sennyū suru Koto ni Shimashita. 1-2 (Lucifer (Theodore) + narration)
- 2021: Ore no Tachiichi wa Koko Janai! (Kōhei Sunaga)
2.3.5. Events and Promotional Work
- 2017: Real Treasure Hunt ~Challenge from Fūma~ in Odawara
- 2023-: Hoshikuzu Showtime (Kotarō Kira (Kirari))
- 2024: Takanashi-chan wa Uchikiri Manga o Aishi Sugite Iru PV (Tsukimi Satōshi)
3. Discography
Daiki Kobayashi's discography primarily consists of character songs performed as part of his voice acting roles, often as a member of in-universe units.
3.1. Character Songs
| Release Date | Product Name | Singer(s) | Song(s) | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2016 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM ST@RTING LINE -10 Café Parade | Café Parade | "Café Parade!" "À La Carte FREEDOM♪" "DRIVE A LIVE" | Game The Idolmaster SideM related song | ||||
| October 26, 2016 | Nanbaka Dagokuron♪ | Jyugo (Uemura Yuuto), Uno (Kakihara Tetsuya), Rock (Shiozaki Airu), Niko (Daiki Kobayashi), Hajime Sugoroku (Seki Tomokazu) | "Nanbaka Dagokuron♪" | Television anime Nanbaka ending theme | ||||
| November 16, 2016 | Nanbaka Shūjin SONGS | Niko (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Kangoku yori Ai o Komete | " | Television anime Nanbaka related song | |||
| February 1, 2017 | Beyond The Dream | 315 Production所属アイドル (315 Production Idols) | "Beyond The Dream" | Game The Idolmaster SideM related song | ||||
| 315 Production所属アイドル (フィジカル) (315 Production Idols [Physical]) | ||||||||
| April 26, 2017 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM ORIGIN@L PIECES 04 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Favorite ni Odorasete" | |||||
| January 17, 2018 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd ANNIVERSARY DISC 01 Café Parade & Altessimo & Legenders | Café Parade | "Reversed Masquerade" | |||||
| Café Parade & Altessimo & Legenders | "Eternal Fantasia" | |||||||
| February 2, 2018 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd ANNIVERSARY SOLO COLLECTION 01 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Reversed Masquerade" | |||||
| June 2, 2018 | Buddy☆Funny Days | Yūga Mikado (Mano Takumi), Subaru Hoshiyomi (Daiki Kobayashi), Masato Rikuo (Morishima Shūta) | "Buddy☆Funny Days" | Television anime Future Card Buddyfight Ace ending theme | ||||
| November 14, 2018 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM WakeMini! MUSIC COLLECTION 01 | 315 STARS (Physical Ver.) | "LET'S GO | " | Television anime The Idolmaster SideM WakeMini! ending theme | |||
| December 5, 2018 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM WORLD TRE@SURE 05 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi), Kanon Himeno (Murase Ayumu), Rui Maita (Enoki Junya) | "ALOHA! HAPPY CREATOR!" "MEET THE WORLD!" | Game The Idolmaster SideM LIVE ON ST@GE! related song | ||||
| March 15, 2019 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM WakeMini! SOLO COLLECTION 01 PHYSICAL Ver. | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "LET'S GO | " | Television anime The Idolmaster SideM WakeMini! related song | |||
| May 10, 2019 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 4th ANNIVERSARY DISC "LIVE in your SMILE / DREAM JOURNEY" | DRAMATIC STARS, Jupiter, Beit, High×Joker, Café Parade, Mofumofuen, F-LAGS | "DREAM JOURNEY" | Game The Idolmaster SideM related song | ||||
| December 18, 2019 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY DISC 01 PRIDE STAR | 315 ALLSTARS | "PRIDE STAR" "DRIVE A LIVE" "Reason | " "GLORIOUS RO@D" | ||||
| February 14, 2020 | GIFT for SMILE! | Team Warahibi! | "GIFT for SMILE!" | Warahibi! Main Theme | ||||
| "Negaposi Contrast" | Warahibi! related song | |||||||
| February 19, 2020 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY DISC 03 W&Café Parade&Mofumofuen | Café Parade | "Present For You | ~A day in the café~" | Game The Idolmaster SideM related song | |||
| W, Café Parade, Mofumofuen | "Museumjika" | |||||||
| March 6, 2020 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY UNIT COLLECTION -PRIDE STAR- | Café Parade | "PRIDE STAR" | |||||
| March 25, 2020 | JEALOUSYS | F★light | "Galaxy Dream" "Spark in the night" | Game Kaikan♥Phrase CLIMAX related song | ||||
| August 26, 2020 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY SOLO COLLECTION 02 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Present For You | ~A day in the café~" | Game The Idolmaster SideM related song | |||
| November 4, 2020 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM NEW STAGE EPISODE:04 Café Parade | Café Parade | "Delicious Delivery" "NEXT STAGE!" | |||||
| February 7, 2021 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM UNIT COLLECTION -MEET THE WORLD!- | 315 ALLSTARS | "MEET THE WORLD!" | |||||
| Café Parade | ||||||||
| August 18, 2021 | Skate-Leading☆Stars Character Song Mini Album ② | Mi*Leon feat. NOA [Yume Kuonji (Saito Soma)] | "Link no Love Passion☆" | Television anime Skate-Leading Stars related song | ||||
| September 29, 2021 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM GROWING SIGN@L 01 Growing Smiles! | 315 ALLSTARS | "Growing Smiles!" "DRIVE A LIVE" "Beyond The Dream" "NEXT STAGE!" | Game The Idolmaster SideM GROWING STARS related song | ||||
| January 8, 2022 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM UNIT COLLECTION -Growing Smiles!- | Café Parade | "Growing Smiles!" | |||||
| February 9, 2022 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM GROWING SIGN@L 04 Café Parade | "Pavé Étoiles" "Teatime Cliché" | ||||||
| March 12, 2022 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM PASSION@TE FORMATION -PHYSICAL- | 315 STARS (Physical Ver.) | "RED HOT BEAT | " | ||||
| Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | ||||||||
| October 1, 2022 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM GROWING SIGN@L SOLO COLLECTION 01 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Pavé Étoiles" | |||||
| December 21, 2022 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM GROWING SIGN@L 15 Take a StuMp! | 315 ALLSTARS | "Take a StuMp!" | |||||
| January 25, 2023 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 49 ELEMENTS 08 Café Parade | Café Parade | "Smiling Platter!" | |||||
| Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Make up↑ Magic" | |||||||
| February 11, 2023 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM UNIT COLLECTION -Take a StuMp!- | Café Parade | "Take a StuMp!" | |||||
| March 11, 2023 | Gensou no Utopia/An'ei no Dystopia | Tōma Amagase (Terashima Takuma), Hokuto Ijuin (Kanbara Daichi), Kei Tsuzuki (Toki Shun'ichi), Rei Kagura (Nagano Yūya), Minori Watanabe (Takatsuka Tomohito), Seiji Shingen (Masumoto Takuya), Shoma Hanamura (Barretta Yū), Kurō Kiyosumi (Nakata Yūya), Shiki Iseya (Nogami Shō), Yukihiro Kamiya (Kano Shō), Makio Uzuki (Kodama Takuya), Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi), Shirō Tachibana (Furuhata Keisuke), Rui Maita (Enoki Junya), Jirō Yamashita (Nakajima Yoshiki), Michiru Enjōji (Hamano Daiki), Daigo Kabuto (Urao Takehiro), Kazuki Tsukumo (Hiruma Shun'ya), Amihiko Kuzunoha (Kasama Jun), Soraku Kitamura (Shiogai Fumiyoshi) | "An'ei no Dystopia" | Stage play The Idolmaster SideM Passionable Reading Show -Chōjō Jihen ~ Tairitsu suru Seigi~- ending theme | ||||
| October 28, 2023 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM 8th STAGE THEME SONG "Hands & Claps!" | 315 ALLSTARS | "Hands & Claps!" | Live event THE IDOLM@STER SideM 8th STAGE ~ALL H@NDS TOGETHER~ theme song | ||||
| 315 STARS (Physical Ver.) | ||||||||
| January 31, 2024 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM CIRCLE OF DELIGHT 03 Café Parade | Café Parade | "Heartmade Cookies" "Dear you, Cheers | " | The Idolmaster SideM related song | |||
| June 26, 2024 | Ensemble Stars | Album Series "TRIP" Ra*bits | Ra*bits | "Joyful×Box*" "Nousagi March♪" "Hoppin' Season♪" "Love Ra*bits Party | " "Milky Starry Charm" "Melty♡Kitchen" "Dream Collection" | Game Ensemble Stars | related song | |
| Mitsuru Tenma (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Start♪Dash Dash!" | |||||||
| Ensemble Stars! Album Series MaM | MaM [Madara Mikejima (Toriumi Kosuke)] with Team Ushiwakamaru | "Tsujikaze ni Fukarete" | ||||||
| Stars' Ensemble! | Yumenosaki Dream Stars | "Stars' Ensemble!" | ||||||
| Ensemble Stars! ED Theme Collection vol.2 | Ra*bits | "Made-in Tokimeki♪" | ||||||
| BRAND NEW STARS | ES ALLSTARS | "BRAND NEW STARS | " | |||||
| "Walk with your smile" | ||||||||
| Ensemble Stars | ES Idol Song season1 Ra*bits | Ra*bits | "Love it Love it" "BRAND NEW STARS | " | ||||
| Ensemble Stars | Shuffle Unit Song Collection vol.01 | √AtoZ | "Date Plan A to Z" | |||||
| FUSIONIC STARS | ES ALLSTARS | "FUSIONIC STARS | " | |||||
| Ensemble Stars | ES Idol Song season2 Ra*bits | Ra*bits | "FALLIN' LOVE=IT'S WONDERLAND" "Usagi no Mori no Ongakukai" | |||||
| Ensemble Stars | FUSION UNIT SERIES 02 Ra*bits × Double Face | Ra*bits, Double Face | "Pocket ni Uchū" | |||||
| Ra*bits | "FUSIONIC STARS | " | ||||||
| July 13, 2024 | THE IDOLM@STER SideM CIRCLE OF DELIGHT SOLO COLLECTION 01 | Saki Mizushima (Daiki Kobayashi) | "Heartmade Cookies" | The Idolmaster SideM related song | ||||
| THE IDOLM@STER SideM 9th STAGE THEME SONG "Gather Round!" | 315 ALLSTARS | "Gather Round!" | Live event THE IDOLM@STER SideM 9th STAGE ~MIR＠-CIRCLE CRESCENDO~ theme song | |||||
| 315 STARS (Physical Ver.) |
4. Reception and Critical Assessment
Daiki Kobayashi has garnered significant attention for his voice acting capabilities, particularly his unique vocal characteristics. He is well-regarded for his androgynous voice, which has been praised for its suitability in specific roles. Notably, his casting as the cross-dressing male idol Saki Mizushima in The Idolmaster SideM was widely acclaimed, with critics such as Kusuri Yūki from Net Lab describing it as a "perfect casting." His character's music releases have also seen commercial success; for example, the 2023 single "The Idolmaster SideM 49 Elements: 08: Cafe Parade," where he performs as part of the unit Cafe Parade, charted at #13 on the Oricon Singles Chart. This positive assessment highlights his distinct ability to convincingly portray characters that require a blend of masculine and feminine vocal qualities, contributing to his unique and celebrated public image within the voice acting industry.